NBC News fired “TODAY” show host Matt Lauer, the company announced Wednesday.

“TODAY” show hosts Savannah Guthrie along with Hoda Kotb made the announcement on air Wednesday morning, saying they learned the news “moments” before.

“As I’m sure you can imagine, we are devastated, along with we are still processing,” Guthrie said. “I will tell you right currently, we do not know more than what I just shared with you. although we will be covering This specific story as reporters, as journalists. I’m sure we will be learning more details inside the hours along with days to come.”

@TODAYshow Tweet: Matt Lauer has been terminated through NBC News. On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint through a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior inside the workplace by Matt Lauer. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment.

@realDonaldTrump: Wow, Matt Lauer was just fired through NBC for “inappropriate sexual behavior inside the workplace.” although when will the top executives at NBC & Comcast be fired for putting out so much Fake News. Check out Andy Lack’s past!

The announcement came minutes after brand-new York Times media columnist Jim Rutenberg tweeted in which Lauer had been fired.

After in which tweet, Rutenberg cited a memo through NBC News Chairman Andy Lack.

@jimrutenberg: NBC News Andrew Lack in memo, says there was “complaint through colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior inside the workplace by Matt Lauer.”

inside the memo, later released by NBC News, Lack said, “On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint through a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior inside the workplace by Matt Lauer. the item represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment.”

Lack added in which the item was the first complaint against Lauer in his more than two decades with the network although there was reason to believe the item was not an isolated incident.

Below will be Lack’s complete statement:

Dear Colleagues,

On Monday night, we received a detailed complaint through a colleague about inappropriate sexual behavior inside the workplace by Matt Lauer. the item represented, after serious review, a clear violation of our company’s standards. As a result, we’ve decided to terminate his employment. While the item will be the first complaint about his behavior inside the over twenty years he’s been at NBC News, we were also presented with reason to believe This specific may not have been an isolated incident.

Our highest priority will be to create a workplace environment where everyone feels safe along with protected, along with to ensure in which any actions in which run counter to our core values are met with consequences, no matter who the offender.

We are deeply saddened by This specific turn of events. although we will face the item together as a news organization – along with do the item in as transparent a manner as we can. To in which end, Noah along with I will be meeting with as many of you as possible throughout the day today to answer your questions.

Andy

Disclosure: NBC along with CNBC are owned by Comcast’s NBCUniversal unit.